Will County Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

While many cases of cerebral palsy are unavoidable, some are the result of mishandled child birth and medical malpractice. It is important to uncover the facts surrounding such birth injuries to determine who was at fault and what legal recourses victims have at their disposal.

If your child’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical negligence, your family may be overwhelmed with both medical and legal concerns. At Cirignani Heller & Harman, LLP, our attorneys are here to guide you through the legal process and help you pursue justice and monetary compensation for your child.

Contact us today online or by telephone at 312-346-8700 or 866-346-8700 to speak with a knowledgeable Will County medical malpractice attorney. We represent clients from Joliet, Bolingbrook and throughout the surrounding region of Illinois.

Cerebral Palsy and Birth Injuries

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that can sharply affect the physical and cognitive abilities of its victims. Hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the baby’s brain during birth) is a leading cause of cerebral palsy, and often the result of negligence on the part of obstetricians, nurses and other medical professionals involved in the birthing process.

Two of our attorneys are also physicians, and another is a board-certified respiratory therapist. They are knowledgeable in the causes of cerebral palsy as well as the long term affect it has on afflicted children. We will work with you personally to determine the resources you will need to cover your long-term medical bills, physical therapy and other expenses. We will help you obtain the financial relief you need to deal with this tragic situation.

Let Us Help You

If your child has cerebral palsy because of medical malpractice, we are here to stand up for your rights. Contact us today online or by telephone at 312-346-8700 or 866-346-8700 to speak with an experienced Will County cerebral palsy lawyer. We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us attorney fees unless we win compensation in your case.

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OUR CASE RESULTS

Cirignani, Heller & Harman, LLP, knows medical malpractice cases from every angle. We are known for securing substantial settlements and trial verdicts.

Sometimes women have uncontrolled bleeding immediately after delivering a child. If left untreated, the woman can die. It is, therefore, a condition that the physicians must watch for and treat immediately. In this case, a young woman had uncontrolled bleeding after delivering her first child. Although she was in the hospital, her signs of distress went unnoticed. She bled for some time and, as a result, she suffered severe brain damage.

Pap smears and mammograms are two routine and regular tests ordered to identify cancer in its early stages-when it is curable. When a doctor or hospital misreads pap smears or mammograms, the result can be catastrophic. In this case, a young mother of four children had a routine pap smear that was misread. She subsequently died after suffering a long, painful course with cervical cancer.

One of the known risks of abdominal surgery is infection, and like all infections, the earlier the treatment the better the outcome. A man presented to the emergency room a week and a half after a colostomy closure surgery. When the man presented to the emergency room, he had obvious signs of infection and an abdominal problem that would require surgery. There was an initial delay in calling for a surgeon. Then, a sequence of surgeons had to be called before any surgeon agreed to come to the hospital to operate on the man. As a result, there was a delay of over eight hours in starting the emergency operation which was needed to treat the infection and its cause. Due to the delay, the infection spread and the patient did not survive.

After a woman goes into labor, doctors will monitor the baby's heart rate. This is called fetal heart rate monitoring. If the baby gets in trouble during labor-has trouble getting oxygen-the baby's heart rate will change. Doctors and nurses are trained to watch for these changes. If these changes are serious and persistent, they are required to get the baby out, usually by caesarean section as quickly as possible. In this case, the baby began to show signs of distress-she was being deprived of oxygen-but these signs were missed, delaying the baby's delivery. As a result, the baby was deprived of oxygen and suffered severe brain injury. Brain injuries like this are called, cerebral palsy.

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